Oh good, that means I can now legally go through the perpetual red at
Willy & Jenifer. I've timed it, and it generally takes 120 seconds to
go to green. WoooHoooo!
It used to go to green fairly quickly (really, it was almost
instantaneous). That is, until we reported the convenience of that
light to this list. The powers-that-be got word of this convenience
for cyclists & bus users and promptly went out & changed it to take
forever to go to green for us.
-Mike
At 9:35 PM -0500 4/9/07, Matt Logan wrote:
There was a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal that
highlighted some changes in Wisconsin State Statutes that allow
bicyclists to proceed through actuated stop lights if they fail to
respond to the presence of a bicyclist. The text of the law can be
found here:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0346.pdf
346.37(1) 4. Notwithstanding subd. 1., a motorcycle, moped, motor
bicycle, or bicycle facing a red signal at an intersection may, after
stopping as required under subd. 1. for not less than 45 seconds,
proceed cautiously through the intersection before the signal turns
green if no other vehicles are present at the intersection to actuate
the signal and the operator of the motorcycle, moped, motor
bicycle, or bicycle reasonably believes the signal is vehicle actuated.
The operator of a motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle, or
bicycle proceeding through a red signal under this subdivision
shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicular traffic, pedestrian,
bicyclist, or rider of an electric personal assistive mobility device
proceeding through a green signal at the intersection or lawfully
within a crosswalk or using the intersection. This subdivision
does not affect any authorization for a bicyclist under subd. 2.
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